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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3D dark energy map is mind-blowing | Space photo of the day for April 16, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every single tiny point on the map is a galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pFXZgF4Fp4AVgmrk9yRCL8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ Researchers use DESI’s huge 3D map to study dark energy. Earth is at the center of this map, and every point is a galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Researchers use DESI’s huge 3D map to study dark energy. Earth is at the center of this map, and every point is a galaxy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A worst-case solar storm could trigger panic buying and public unrest, report warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists warn that extreme space weather could influence human behavior, from panic buying to protests and misinformation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:20:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ryan French ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Emv4tH9TekbEqekKycf7C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists warn that extreme space weather could influence human behavior, from panic buying to protests and misinformation.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three panel image on the left is a crowd of people, in the center is the sun and on the right is a close up view of people holding phones.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ryan French ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RDEF3unuDSo6EFaqZJcTBg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three panel image, left - a satellite in space, middle a close up graphic of the sun, right, powerlines against a vibrant orange sunset sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ALICE experiment at the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, has given scientists their best look yet at quark-gluon plasma, the primordial matter that filled the universe moments after the Big Bang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:38:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AjUFjdApWJvdj5tHY9gh3j-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the ALICE detector taken during LHC upgrades in 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A metal semicircle structure wit lots of wires and a red structure above.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica has lost 5,000 square miles of 'grounded ice' in the last 30 years, satellite images reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in 30 years, as warming ocean waters drive retreat in vulnerable regions, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/windFig37RuF5bc4ttSvLU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Thwaites Glacier in western Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is sometimes called the Doomsday Glacier as its collapse could destabilize other glaciers in West Antarctica, leading to potential 10 feet (3 meters) sea level rise.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests not ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It feels so obvious that time moves forward that questioning it can seem almost pointless. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Particle Physics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florian Neukart ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wECuuHE7jxzT73orWxpY5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Time may not be a key to reality as we think.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of blue and red and green and orange analog clocks all superimposed on each other]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists hunt for origins of the mysterious 'sun goddess' particle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have used a novel new approach to discover the potential origins of the sun goddess particle Amaterasu, the second most energetic cosmic ray ever to be detected striking Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:22:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gzLqtxMvERCUSffTtFZ5zF-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing a cosmic ray hitting the Telescope Array experiment&#039;s detectors in 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of streaks of light going from space onto an array of dots on the ground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cloud streets' stream from the Florida coast | Space photo of the day for Feb. 12, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The strange clouds formed due to the freezing air sweeping southwards over Florida in early February. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZWek8fraoHrDkXUfMp2MpT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An orbital view of the Florida coast outlined by strange cloud formations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An orbital view of the Florida coast outlined by strange cloud formations.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Large Hadron Collider reveals 'primordial soup' of the early universe was surprisingly soupy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, scientists have found that the quark-gluon plasma that filled the universe just after the Big Bang really was a primordial "soup." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:26:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5NaWmr9jCdrYw7DAdw3fj3-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jose-Luis Olivares/ MIT]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows a quark racing through the primordial soup or quark-gluon plasma that filled the early universe, creating a wave]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a quark racing through thye primordial soup or quark-gluon plasma that filled the early universe, creating a wave]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Universal truths: Astronomy's deepest theories quiz ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your grasp of the forces and ideas that shape our universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mzywfxQdQ8YuGrPwiKQZ7g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomy is full of theories and fundamental concepts. Do you know what they are?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of string theory ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2025's extreme weather had the jet stream's fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:37:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shuang-Ye Wu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7GWqvecWRvA5VFiecH8zSA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The jet stream caused an increase of flooding in 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flood waters rise to the porch of a house next to a tree in Laos]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does physics say that free will doesn't exist? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/science/particle-physics/does-physics-say-that-free-will-doesnt-exist</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ At first glance, it seems like our understanding of physics forbids free will. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:40:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mDQTsEZ3bjoZm72ufrpvK4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Does free will violate the laws of physics?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a human head made of glowing dots facing right with glowing planets from our solar system at the back of its head all against a dark blue background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Twila A. Moon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHFojZiZHPaabSLBSZgfkb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sandia National Laboratories/Valerie Sparks ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Arctic. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the sun shines on snowy permafrost]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the 'delayed choice quantum eraser' experiment got us to rethink reality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Does the universe notice that we're paying attention to a quantum experiment? The answer goes against everything we thought we knew. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Particle Physics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6bxQa4GmiteCVjtGEAJ3fk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two entangled particles connected by a glowing beam of light, representing quantum entanglement and non-local connections in quantum physics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two orbs of yellow light on a blue spiral of wave-like lines]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using high-resolution observations from the GHGSat satellite constellation, researchers have produced the first global, facility-level estimate of methane emissions from the energy sector. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nMrAbwA67JM3PAjVRQu8yH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is the universe made of matter? These 'ghost particle' experiments could help us find out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new joint analysis from the NOvA and T2K experiments offers the most precise look yet at neutrino behavior, bringing scientists closer to understanding why the universe is made of matter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:15:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4exxmMSvcg5MsbazJBNkKP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Super-Kamiokande collaboration]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Super-Kamiokande detector in Japan, one of the two facilities behind the new, record-precision neutrino oscillation measurements. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dimly lit room covered in gold dots all the way around]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It all comes down to the difference in temperature between the North Pole and the equator. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yku7Mq43ToZPkM48wa7DP9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo, taken from NASA’s Gulfstream V Research Aircraft on July 21, 2022, shows Arctic sea ice in the Lincoln Sea north of Greenland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image showing arctic ice that&#039;s white and blue broken up over the ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here's why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:14:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daryl Janzen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6sb7ca2X2BTJWyB7SuVQjm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Time itself isn&#039;t difficult to grasp: we all understand it, despite our persistent struggle to describe it. The problem is one of articulation: a failure to precisely draw the right boundaries around the nature of time both conceptually and linguistically.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of white analog clocks against a gray background, their faces showing various different times.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space dust in the Arctic is helping scientists track the climate crisis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A historical record of Arctic sea ice based on the abundance of cosmic dust in sediments on the sea bed of the Arctic Ocean has revealed how the sea ice responds to climate warming. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:49:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keith Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v4GNhNdZffBQT4mCKtibUc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Arctic sea ice responds faster to atmospheric warming than ocean temperatures, according to historical sedimentary records that are based on the amount of cosmic dust on the floor of the Arctic Ocean. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of white patches of ice float in a teal blue ocean with a gray sky in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wildfires are getting more intense around the world due to human-driven climate change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new global wildfire report reveals how human-caused warming made fire weather dozens of times more likely — and shows how satellites are helping scientists track the planet's future. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pJHW7sxRuNqTTUjhSuxfBa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wildfires are becoming more intense around the world, according to a new report. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The structure of a building burns to the ground surrounded by fire with trees on fire as well.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ghost particles' can zoom through you without a trace. Scientists are getting to the bottom of this cosmic mystery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are searching for answers in the cosmic mystery of ghost particles known as neutrinos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:36:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kWvifopqyBAqgWEup5TzQ5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A blazar accelerates protons (the yellow p) to the energy levels of cosmic rays, initiating a complex quantum cascade that also releases gamma rays (magenta) and neutrinos (blue), which follow straight paths through space. The coupled detection of these two particles enabled astronomers to identify the blazar as a source of cosmic rays.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blazar accelerates protons (the yellow p) to the energy levels of cosmic rays, initiating a complex quantum cascade that also releases gamma rays (magenta) and neutrinos (blue), which follow straight paths through space. The coupled detection of these two particles enabled astronomers to identify the blazar as a source of cosmic rays.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Earth 'on the brink'? 2024 was likely our planet’s hottest year in 125,000 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two new climate reports warn Earth's vital signs are flashing red after the hottest year in 125,000 years, but say recovery is still possible with swift action. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:24:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d96e7N3tyUtBU59Z2eS5fH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A stunning view of Earth captured on Sept. 17, 2015, by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A stunning view of Earth captured on Sept. 17, 2015, by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Accurate storm surge predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and giving emergency responders time to prepare. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Navid Tahvildari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7GWqvecWRvA5VFiecH8zSA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Storm surges are the most devastating part of hurricanes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flood waters rise to the porch of a house next to a tree in Laos]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can we dim the sun to fight climate change? Not without risking weather patterns, scientists suggest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scattering microscopic particles of sulfur in the atmosphere might slow down climate change. It might also change weather patterns. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/abysUgFoWHXyzhU57MnE8o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Taken by the Expedition 7 crew onboard the International Space Station in 2003.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the Earth from the ISS with the sun beaming down on it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Virtual particles: How physicists' clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A physicist explains the idea of virtual particles and why they are important to study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Particle Physics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dipangkar Dutta ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sWhmjZCkCuKVFsnmWYJ6p-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Virtual particles are not real, but are used by many physicists in mathematical calculations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of bright blue dots connected by small lines over a darker blue background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency's ability to keep pollution out of air and water ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two academics look at the stakes involved with air and water pollution if the EPA's budget is cut. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Sellers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/smsPrkZywVQ9nTvQgwwJd3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Water pollution is a serious concern for many regions across the globe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dark murky oil mixes with water that flows across the sand of a beach into the ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the weak nuclear force and why is it important? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Particle Physics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fEvMHK3ya3FGpehJV4nkAj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The weak nuclear force is a key variable in particle physics. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of purple and red balls colliding with bright yellow light around them over a red background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microbes essential for human health can survive the stress of spaceflight. That's great news for astronauts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microbes essential for human health have proven resilient against the extreme forces of space travel, offering hope for maintaining astronaut well-being on future long-duration missions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tw3KBjLF8Th2jHBTYuxRWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A walk across Alaska's Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/science/climate-change/a-walk-across-alaskas-arctic-sea-ice-brings-to-life-the-losses-that-appear-in-climate-data</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An expert discusses the many ways that Alaska's arctic sea ice melt is affecting the lives of those who live in the area. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexandra Jahn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/opiaoKw3exBmpXc5CsrC68-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Polar bears are just one of the many affected by arctic sea ice melting. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hunched over, skinny polar bear crawls on an ice floe. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Biosphere 2's latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite being just outside Tucson, Arizona, Biosphere 2 looks almost like a colony on another planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Earth]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ghiwa Makke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oYmBSMMrssG6kfZReUCbHW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of Biosphere 2&#039;s Habitat and Lung areas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of glass domes stand next to other glass buildings on an arid compound with the hot desert sun beating down]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How unexploded bombs cause environmental damage – and why climate change exacerbates the problem ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of the key ways war leads to environmental harm is by leaving behind unexploded weaponry. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christina Greene ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gQLTjYpz75RPjbFnVwPRhk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pile of unexploded bombs is found outside Baghdad, Iraq. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Piles of unexploded metal bombs lay on top of each other in the desert of Iraq]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The challenge is getting this technology where it's needed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amir Jina ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhCJtE9xQCiscaEN7YJLNP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[USDA technician Dan Palic does maintenance on a weather station. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wearing a white t-shirt and watch finishes assembling the metal arm on a weather device, made of various metal arms]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won't solve America's wildfire problem ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In other words, more fire is coming, more often. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tony Cheng ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WArvHwEh6eRq7HymKPAhtE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Forest fires are becoming more frequent thanks to a warming climate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A forest of burnt trees stand on barren ground on a hillside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do particle colliders work? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing them into tiny targets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:08:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ny5LdWRAYRxzAZPQ5Mrg9m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a particle collision. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A new particle accelerator at Michigan State University is set to discover thousands of never-before-seen isotopes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where are all the 'hot Neptune' exoplanets? Orbital chaos may have booted them out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new program has discovered chaos in a nearby planetary system, which could explain the existence of a phenomenon astronomers call the hot-Neptunian desert. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Exoplanets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CiB9ibqN7PKE4X53JFjynV-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of an exo-Neptune orbiting its home star]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an exo-Neptune orbiting its home star]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was the realization of a dream that we had chased for decades.' Powerful cosmic winds around neutron star reveal secrets of monster black holes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mysteriously powerful cosmic winds around neutron star may be 'game-changer' for understanding monster black holes ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:38:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jm7RwY4ayd5eJLFhcjHaB9-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration shows winds blowing away from neutron star and its swirling plate of gas and dust]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration shows winds blowing away from neutron star and its swirling plate of gas and dust]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Climate models are complex, just like the world they mirror. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nadir Jeevanjee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/opiaoKw3exBmpXc5CsrC68-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Andreas Weith via Wikimedia Commons]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Early climate models predicted changes that would negatively effect the Arctic. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hunched over, skinny polar bear crawls on an ice floe. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have solved the mystery of a star that has baffled scientists for over a century, finding it is a cannibal white dwarf about to blow in an explosion that will be visible with the naked eye. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMr7BGvamQ7b9uvx5Fr3Jc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a white dwarf about to explode as it feeds on a companion star]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a white dwarf about to explode as it feeds on a companion star]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/forget-supercomputers-scientists-say-a-laptop-could-map-the-universe-in-minutes</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing intricate details. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wUx53AGN62CRwCSWxRfwpS-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two &quot;fans&quot; representing DESI observations above and below the plane of the Milky Way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two &quot;fans&quot; representing DESI observations above and below the plane of the Milky Way]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Totally unexpected': Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/totally-unexpected-stunning-new-imagery-shows-big-changes-in-the-1st-black-hole-ever-captured-by-humanity-photo-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly released images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 show that the plasma that swirls around it has unexpectedly reversed directions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:58:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qeei6bvQjFNMFLnFzpmbyd-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 taken by the Event Horizon Telescope, showing the shifting polarization of its magnetic field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three images of a supermassive black hole, each one showing it as a dark blotch surrounded by an orangish disk]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are 'little red dots' seen by the James Webb Space Telescope actually elusive 'black hole stars'? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/are-little-red-dots-seen-by-the-james-webb-space-telescope-actually-elusive-black-hole-stars</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's "little red dots" could be solved if they are not ancient galaxies but are entirely new celestial objects called "black hole stars." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yq4MUyv7oqNZgR6HnD44A4-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[T. Müller/A. de Graaff/Max Planck Institute for Astronomy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) An illustration of a theorized &quot;black hole star&quot; (Inset) the JWST]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) An illustration of a &quot;black hole star&quot; (Inset) the JWST]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/science/climate-change/nasa-satellites-spot-brand-new-island-in-alaska-formed-by-melting-glacier-photos</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Satellite images reveal a new island in Alaska's Alsek Lake, formed as retreating glaciers reshape the landscape. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HyBFnaX8xiay8PgpxZBWpi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[two satellite photos of a lake; on the left, much of the surface is covered in ice. on the right, the ice has frozen to reveal blue water and a previously unseen island]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two satellite photos of a lake; on the left, much of the surface is covered in ice. on the right, the ice has frozen to reveal blue water and a previously unseen island]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ LIGO Legacy: 10 incredible gravitational wave breakthroughs to celebrate observatory's landmark 2015 find ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/ligo-legacy-10-incredible-gravitational-wave-breakthroughs-to-celebrate-observatorys-landmark-2015-find</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first-ever detection of gravitational waves was made 10 years ago today (Sept. 14). In celebration, Space.com takes you through the most significant gravitational wave discoveries to date. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8KfUGafivu7oevFzjWj4R-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[LIGO/T. Pyle]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of GW250114, a powerful collision between two black holes that created gravitational waves observed  by LIGO, as seen from one of the black holes involved.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of binary black holes ringing spacetime with gravitational waves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists measure 'kick' that sent baby black hole flying away from its home for 1st time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/scientists-measure-kick-that-sent-baby-black-hole-flying-away-from-its-home-for-1st-time</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Everything about the Infinity Galaxy, recently discovered by the JWST, is strange. One odd feature could be the first evidence of a "direct collapse" black hole. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j6SnmAJQ3z4pYEUjuDywJA-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Galician Institute of High Energy Physics]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Gravitational waves ripple out from a daughter black hole created by a black hole merger.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gravitational waves ripple out from daughter black hole created by black hole merger]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers discover rogue black hole speeding through distant dwarf galaxy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/rogue-black-hole-300-000-times-larger-than-the-sun-found-zooming-through-distant-dwarf-galaxy</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered a rogue intermediate mass black hole blasting out jets over 3,000 light-years from the heart of its home galaxy, where it would usually lurk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SMPVBAXsu6KX7tt534L9x4-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert Lea (created with Canva)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) an illustration of a galaxy with a rogue feeding black hole heading to its oukskirts (Inset) A close up illustration of that black hole]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) an illustration of a galaxy with a feeding black hole heading to its oukskirts (Inset) ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists say there's a 90% chance we could spot an exploding black hole in the next decade ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/scientists-say-theres-a-90-percent-chance-we-could-spot-an-exploding-black-hole-in-the-next-decade</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests that if primordial black holes exist, there is a 90% chance our telescopes could detect one exploding in the next 10 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUC5xNYn322KvhXzUvDBJV-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert Lea (created with Canva)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of primordial black holes gathering matter to form the first generation of stars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an exploding balck hole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers finally find elusive, dust-shrouded supermassive black holes at ‘Cosmic Dawn’ ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/astronomers-finally-find-elusive-dust-shrouded-supermassive-black-holes-at-cosmic-dawn</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Subaru Telescope in powerful tandem, scientists have discovered the first shrouded supermassive black holes at Cosmic Dawn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VAHZmWVf7yNpPrS9LHgsNM-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA/Denys/ Robert Lea (created with Canva)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Main&quot; An illustration of a supermassive black hole-powered quasar shrouded by dust. Inset left: An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope. Inset right: An image of the Subaru Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) An illustration of a supermassive black hole powered quasar shrouded by dust. (Inset left) An illustration of the JWST (Inset right) An image of the Subaru telescope]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope studies a 'failed star' named 'The Accident' to solve an old mystery of Jupiter and Saturn ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope-studies-a-failed-star-named-the-accident-to-solve-an-old-mystery-of-jupiter-and-saturn</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of the "failed star" brown dwarf known as "The Accident," conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope, may reveal a solution to an old mystery of Jupiter and Saturn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XwU99JnSz9DS5iySpTygjH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Main) An illustration of a &quot;failed star,&quot; or brown dwarf. (Inset) An artist&#039;s impression of the JWST.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) an illustration of a &#039;failed star&#039; brown dwarf. (Inset) an artist&#039;s impression of the JWST]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find evidence of flowing water on Ryugu’s ancient parent asteroid. 'It was a genuine surprise!' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water may have flowed on the asteroid that birthed the space rock Ryugu a billion years after it formed, much later than previously thought, changing our perception of the early solar system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DMKcJui3NqMyFxZHBDCctT-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jaxa, UTokyo &amp; collaborators/DLR German Aerospace Center]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Main: An up-close view of the surface of Ryugu. Inset: an illustration of Hayabusa2, the Japanese spacecraft that captured this image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Main) An up close view of the surface of Ryugu (Inset) an illustration of Hayabusa2, the Japanese spacecraft that captured this image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravitational wave detector confirms theories of Einstein and Hawking: 'This is the clearest view yet of the nature of black holes' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Celebrating 10 years since the first detection of gravitational waves coming from colliding black holes, LIGO has confirmed the predictions of the greatest minds in physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Lea ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vjACz8ynv7vJdtiTiiXKST-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aurore Simonnet (SSU/EdEon)/LVK/URI]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of GW250114, a powerful collision between two black holes that created gravitational waves observed  by LIGO, as seen from one of the black holes involved.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of GW250114, a powerful collision between two black holes observed in gravitational waves by LIGO, as seen from one of the black holes involved]]></media:text>
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